LOT 3043
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates I AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 173 (140/139 BC). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint.
Diademed and draped bust of Mithradates I to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ME-ΓAΛOY APΣA-KOY ΦIΛEΛ-ΛHNOΣ, Herakles standing to left, holding skyphos in his right hand and club and lion skin in his left; monogram of APT in outer left field; Γ[ΟΡ] (date) in exergue. Sellwood 13.3; Shore 36; Sunrise 261. Near Extremely Fine. Minor deposits. Rare.(15.57gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, acquired in 1992.
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LOT 3043
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates I AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy X Alexander I AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 19 (96/5 BC). Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, aegis around neck / [ΠΤΟ]ΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; L IΘ (date) to left, ΠA to right. CPE 1528; Svoronos 1679; Olivier 6245–88; SNG Copenhagen 368; DCA2 1148. 13.68gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-316/5 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. E&E-B Series IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.63gr, 10mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hekte or 1/6 Stater. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese I Series IIIA, 21; SNG Kayhan 1227-30. 1.70gr, 10mm.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
